BMP-3
| BMP-3 | |
|---|---|
BMP-3 | |
| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union Russia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1987–present |
| Used by | See Operators |
| Wars | First Chechen War Second Chechen War Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1975–1987 |
| Manufacturer | Kurganmashzavod |
| No. built | 2,000+ |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 18.7 tonnes (18.4 long tons; 20.6 short tons) |
| Length | 7.14 m (23 ft 5 in) |
| Width | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) |
| Height | 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) |
| Crew | 3 (commander, gunner, driver) 7 troopers (+ 2 additional seats) |
| Armor | Aluminium alloy (ABT-102) and steel armour (BT-70Sh) Hull Front: 22 mm steel, 60 mm aluminium Hull Sides/Rear: 43 mm aluminium Hull Roof: 15 mm aluminium Hull Floor: 10 mm aluminium Turret Front: 16 mm steel, 70 mm space, 50 mm aluminium Turret Roof: 18 mm aluminium Turret Sides/Rear: 43 mm aluminium |
Main armament | |
Secondary armament | 3 × 7.62 mm PKT machine guns |
| Engine | UTD-29M diesel 500 hp (375 kW) |
| Power/weight | 27 hp/tonne |
| Suspension | torsion bar |
Operational range | 600 km (370 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 72 km/h (45 mph) (road) 45 km/h (28 mph) (off-road) 10 km/h (6.2 mph) (water) |
The BMP-3 is a Soviet and Russian infantry fighting vehicle, successor to the BMP-1 and BMP-2. The abbreviation BMP stands for Boevaya Mashina Pekhoty (Боевая Машина Пехоты, literally "infantry combat vehicle").